What (who) is gypsy moth - definition
SPECIES OF INSECT
Gypsy Moth; Phalaena dispar; Ocneria dispar; Porthetria dispar; Gypsy moth; North American gypsy moth; Spongy moth; Spongy Moth
gypsy moth
¦ noun a tussock moth having a brown male and larger white flightless female. [Lymantria dispar.]
Lymantria dispar
Lymantria dispar, known as the gypsy moth, or the spongy moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. Lymantria dispar is subdivided into several subspecies, with subspecies such as L.
Lymantria mathura
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Lymantria mathura, the rosy gypsy moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae found in the Russian Far East, Nepal, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula, northern India and China (at least Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin also in the west). The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1866.
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Lymantria dispar
Lymantria dispar, also known as the gypsy moth or the spongy moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. Lymantria dispar is subdivided into several subspecies, with subspecies such as L. d. dispar and L. d. japonica being clearly identifiable without ambiguity. Lymantria dispar has been introduced to several continents and is now found in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and South America. The polyphagous larvae live on a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees and can cause severe damage in years of mass reproduction. Due to these features, Lymantria dispar is listed among the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.
Examples of use of gypsy moth
1. We had noted a few weeks ago that Carr, whose ubiquity continues to mystify critics, had remarked on Radio 4‘s Loose Ends programme that "the male gypsy moth can smell the female gypsy moth up to seven miles away – and that fact also works if you remove the word ‘moth‘". This brave, cutting–edge stuff led to an unreserved apology from the BBC, if not from Carr himself.